Ian is an internationally renowned coach, educator and author and is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed & agility for team sports, where his unique Gamespeed system and RAMP warm-up protocols have been adopted by a wide range of coaches and organisations. He is currently Professor of strength and conditioning at the University of South Wales, where he co-ordinates all of the University’s strength and conditioning activities. He also consults extensively with several professional sports organisations.
Ian is currently on the Board of Directors of the NSCA and is the international representative on the NSCA Certification Committee. A fellow of the NSCA he was awarded the NSCA’s High School Professional of the Year in 2006, the first time the award had ever been presented to a coach working outside the United States.Ian was a Founder member of the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association, and was a member of the Board of Directors from the organisations inception in 2004 through to 2013. He is an honorary fellow of the UKSCSA.
Ian has authored seven books and 15 book chapters. He is the Editor of the UKSCA Journal, “Professional Strength and Conditioning” and is on the Editorial Board for the NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal, and the Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. Ian is a much sought after Conference Presenter and has given keynote presentations, and hosted high performance workshops at a host of major conferences around the world.
Quotes
"Track & field training is great in certain aspects of game, but doesn’t dictate abilities in other elements of the sport"
"Great athletes are constantly manipulating – it’s a battle for control"
"I have not yet seen an agility test that gives me the necessary information that changes my coaching approach"
"Any data I collect has to inform practice!"
"We’ve always viewed warm up in the short term… if we step back and think what athletic qualities can we put in that develop not just for immediate session but for the long term it’s transformational"
"I always like to put the applied work in there as it gives context"
"What have they (great charismatic leaders) got and how do we borrow a bit of it to use for ourselves?"
"My future is making sure more and more of what we do is relevant to the sport"
Shownotes
1) What is GameSpeed? 9:42
2) Defensive and offensive agilities, frequent versus one off decisions, the OODA loop and why maneuverability trumps bigger and faster 22:34
3) The challenge of where does speed/agility work stop and where does team coaches work begin 30:30
4) Assessing change of direction and agility with a coach’s eye and using a movement syllabus 34:32
5) The RAMP system for warm ups 42:01
6) Fitting Gamespeed into the week based on intensities and volumes in other training 48:51
7) Setting up a typical Gamespeed session in practice and making it focus around technical training and a specific movement need 53:16
8) Making yourself indispensible as a coach and not just demonstrating how your work impacts physical performance 1:01:17
9) Differences in Gamespeed prescription between different field and court sports and how to use a movement syllabus to decide on what to focus on 1:10:03
10) How Ian’s changed his practice over the years and the value of patience 1:15:17
11) The big rocks in GameSpeed 1:20:43
12) The value of coaches making athletes feel valued 1:29:32
People mentioned
1) Shane Williams
2) Wayne Gretzky
3) Vern Gambetta
4) Gray Cook
5) Ian McKeown
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